Justin Olivetti
Senior Reporter
A casual gamer and long-time MMO fan, Justin is often heard yelling, "Player housing for all!" in the Massively Overpowered offices. In addition to news, he tackles LOTRO Legendarium for LOTRO, The Perfect Ten, Jukebox Heroes, the retrospective Game Archaeologist series, One Shots, and the Massively OP podcast.
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The MOP Up: Aion has spring fever (April 23, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Saga of Lucimia plans alpha troll-hunting expedition
Time to check back in with that most groupy of group-centric upcoming MMOs, Saga of Lucimia. You know, if this game was a fish,...
Master X Master unlocks all characters for beta finale
Live in the moment even more than usual, because when April 27th rolls around, Master X Master's beta won't be around to keep you...
One Shots: Lights, camera, frogs!
Just because you happen to be a humanoid frog doesn't mean that you've lost at the lottery of life. On the contrary, you have...
Camelot Unchained continues its ‘interesting and longer-than-expected journey’
Swinging axes, autumn in the spring, and new office space: This is just another week in the life of the Camelot Unchained team (they...
Netmarble raises $2.3B in IPO while Uncharted Waters Online goes steampunk
The top publisher of online games in South Korea now boasts the second-largest initial public offering in the country's history.
Netmarble, a Tencent subsidiary, raised...
LOTRO devs address anniversary event uproar
While Lord of the Rings Online players are flitting all around Middle-earth to complete the brand-new scavenger hunt cards, not everyone is happy with...
Secret World Legends still hopes for a spring release, will expand beta to include Egypt soon
Our latest glimpse at the reworked universe of Secret World Legends came yesterday courtesy of an hour-long livestream on Twitch. For those of us on...
LOTRO Legendarium: A marvelous decade of Middle-earth
The first I ever heard of Lord of the Rings Online was flipping through the pages of some gaming magazine back in early 2007....
The Daily Grind: Do you want weekly MMO quest releases?
In the next week or so, Lord of the Rings Online will be kicking off its 10th anniversary with a new "scavenger hunt" that...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon is free to try for the next few days
As you might recall, Darkfall: Rise of Agon is set to launch in early May, which means that its beta program is currently winding...
Sea of Thieves’ limited resources will force you to make interesting choices
One of Sea of Thieves more RPGish concepts is that of "limited resources." Basically, each player has access to certain unlimited items, such as...
Mortal Online’s modular housing gets even more robust
With the game's next "beast of a patch," Mortal Online will offer even more options for the game's revised modular housing system.
The upcoming patch...
Here are two great guides for the new LOTRO anniversary scavenger hunts
Yesterday, Lord of the Rings Online kicked off its momentous 10th Anniversary celebration with fireworks, dragon kites, and a brand-new series of scavenger hunts...
Elite Dangerous promises bug-squashing patch by early May
Update: The devs have shifted the ETA to April 25th; we've updated below.
While Elite Dangerous' community should be celebrating over the addition of player-created avatars...
Dark Optimus Prime arrives in Transformers Online’s beta
You know that when Dark Optimus Prime shows up, things just got real.
Tencent's team brawler Transformers Online is adding the sinister version of the...
Conan Exiles adds 50 new emotes
Now you will be able to express yourself in Conan Exiles in more than just grunts and barbaric yells of victory, thanks a new...
Rend sends out first wave of pre-alpha invites
In a small planned surprise, Frostkeep sent out a wave of unannounced pre-alpha invites for Rend this week. The studio says that the additional...
American families are gaming together more than ever before
Just in case you have a friend who is still under the delusion that video games are a niche entertainment market, you might want...
World of Warcraft slightly nerfs the brutal artifact challenge
A hotfix that went into World of Warcraft yesterday decreased the damage of the new mage tower artifact challenge that has been kicking the...
